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Distribution of the national debt at end-March 1981
Quarterly Bulletin 1981 Q4
Published on
01 December 1981
This article, which continues the annual series, analyses the national debt by instrument and by holder. British government stocks (+£15½ billion nominal) and national savings (+£3½ billion) were the main constituents of the increase in the outstanding debt over the year. Non-bank financial institutions, the largest market holders of the debt, invested a further £6¾ billion (net).
Distribution of the national debt at end-March 1981